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Well now thanks to these guys the powers that be have a crystal clear development road map for locking in the next elections. Ever notice how nobody ever actual
by orangepurple 3y ago
Well now thanks to these guys the powers that be have a crystal clear development road map for locking in the next elections. Ever notice how nobody ever actually cares about patching security vulns in voting machines? It's always lip service and inconsequential paid studies forever and ever.
- mandmandam 3y agoI have noticed that. But I don't understand it. I've talked to many extremely smart people who have a blind spot the size of an electoral system on this issue. Much like funding healthcare or education, or drug policy, this is a solved problem, with known effective solutions. We just don't do it. It's bizarre. Like - these same very smart people I talk to will laugh at Carlin's jokes about how the system is rigged; big club that we're not in; have to be asleep to believe it, etc. But on this issue their brains turn off, like a switch. Goddam spooky is what it is.
- theptip 3y agoI think an important thing to remember is that _nobody_ wants to pay for security. Most companies do this too! Likewise most humans; we build on flood plains and then cry when our houses get flooded, instead of building flood abatements. Rather than hypothesizing a conspiracy, I think the most parsimonious explanation is just that humans are short-sighted and don’t want to spend resources on “unlikely to happen but bad if it does”. On this, perhaps we get what we deserve not what we need.
- wahnfrieden 3y agoWorkers often want to spend time on security that owners will not allow them
- theptip 3y agoAgreed, but workers don’t pay for the things they build, their employer does.
- wahnfrieden 3y agoWorker cooperatives pay
- hellojesus 3y agoAnd anyone is free to form one. Choosing to work in a noncoop business means you've chosen to forgo that option.
- wahnfrieden 3y agoOff topic. Please leave me alone